Parts of downtown Lafayette, the Uptown Lofts apartments and an older home are pictured on South Pierce Street Thursday in Lafayette. By Leslie Westbrook January 30, 2014

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Next week, residents will get their first look at a draft of the proposed comprehensive plan for the city of Lafayette and unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish.

The plan is the culmination of more than a year of meetings and community workshops where residents were invited to help decide how and where development should occur in the city of Lafayette and unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish over the next 20 years and beyond.

More than 2,000 residents, homeowners and business owners weighed in, and an advisory committee and consultants came up with a series of goals, policies and ...